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On Friday we literally drove from summer to winter and then back to fall. We started in Lincoln, Nebraska, with about 150 miles of about 20 to 30 mph direct crosswinds. That is not much fun in an RV that acts as a sail rolling down the road. We survived and the winds gave way to heavy rain and sleet across the eastern stretches of Colorado. We stayed in Golden just northwest of Denver for a peaceful night listening to the ...

... trip. Never quite sure if or when to put on the rain gear, today I waited about five minutes too long by which time our jackets were soaked through. As we were donning our gear I kept an eye on a section of road about a quarter mile ahead become increasingly covered with muddy red water. A rare car passed as we were getting moving and provided a depth gage. Since he didn't disappear out of sight, and with no ...

... nest, with eggs still in it, and a lizard in the nest. Took a photo of it below. I got a stick and pulled the lizard out....seems the lizard went in to eat eggs and the parent bird stuck its beak through the lizards head....but then left the nest all together and let the eggs go. Weird to go and save the family, just to leave the nest after doing so? That was it for hiking, it was getting late, so we arrived in Fruita....found a truck stop and....it is now bed ...

... the town of Oporto. At that time we had about 6:47 of flying time left to Dulles. There was about 3,174 to go to Dulles. The plane was traveling at 483 mph and the outside temperature was -68F at 37,992 feet.

Arrival in Dulles was at about 13:30 local time. It was quite a hike to passport control. The agent there welcomed us back to the Unite States. He quickly stamped our passports and we made our way to baggage control. Once ...